Turret tool holder



Sept. l, 1925.

A. C. GOUGH ET AL TURRET TOOL HOLDER Filed` May 5. 1924 4 sheets-sheet 1 Sept. 1, 1925. 1,551,739`

A. C. GOUGH ET AL TURRET TOOL HOLDER Filed May 5. 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 1,1925. 1,551,739

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TURRET TOOL HOLDER Filed May 5, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 sept. `1, 1925. 1,551,739

A. C. GOUGH ET AL TURRET TOOL HOLDER Filed May 5. 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

UNITED .STATES PATENT OFFICE,

,ARTHUR lCHARLES GOUGH AND MARMADUKE Moon-n WILLs, or FITCHBURG, MASSA- CHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS TO MANNING,

N. 'Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

MAXWELL & MOORE, INC., OF NEW YO'RK,

TURRET TOOL "HOLDER.

Application filed May 5 To all whom t may concern. v

Be it -known that we, ARTHUR CHARLES GOUGH and MARMADUKE MOORE lViLLs, both citizens of the United States, lboth residing at Fitchburg, in the county of VVo-rcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a. new -and useful Turret Tool Holder, of which the following vis a speciiication.

This invention relatesr toa turret tool holder especially adapted forholding the tools used in turning the worn surfaces of locomotive and car wheels, but the principles thereof are capable of `general use.

The ,principal objects of lthe invention are to provide an improved arrangement of tools on Vthe holder so as to increase/the convenience of use of such a toolholder.; and to provide an improved and simplilied mechanism for locking the tool holder kin either of its operative positions. The invention also involves the provision of an improved ball bearing construction forthe rotating turret having a balancing spring.

Other objects and advantages of the in-V vention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had `to the accompanys ing 4drawings in ,which- Fig. 1 is a plan of a portion of awh'eel lathe showing a preferred embodiment of this invention in position for yperforming the finishing operation on- `the tread and flange on the Wheel;

Fig. 2 is a plan of the tool holder itself with parts broken away to showithe locking ofthe turret in dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the same;

fFig. 4 is a rear endelevation;

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through thecenter of the turret;

Fig. 6 `is a diagrammatic view showing the first roughing operation;

Fig. 7 is a similar View sho-wingthe sec-` ond roughingoperation as applied to the flange of the wheel;

Fig. 8 is a similar view show-ing the viinishingoperationon the 'flange and the first slope ofthe tread; and

`lFig. 9 is a similar View showing the finishing of the second slope-of the tread.

vVile have shown the invention asapplied to the refinishing vof a used locomotive `car wheel in the ordinary manner. vOrdinarily a-pair of .wheelson their axle is inserted in and also illustrating its turningr 1924. SerialfNo. 710,978.

a lathe of special Aconstruction and two tool holders areemployed to operate on the two wheels at the ksame` time. This, however, is not a feature of this used either in this way or sired way so we have shown its operation on only one wheel. The o-ne operating on the other wheel would be constructed in the opposite way with respect tothe one shown. [t islnot necessary to describethe entire Vmechanism for supporting the tools as this invention is adapted to be supported on the usual slides. These kslides are adapted to be ied along the work by power, is not shown herein. We have, however, `shown a slide l0 that is arrangedy to feed by power along the work nearly parallel with the axis of the aXlefor by the screwr`9 and hand wheel 8. The slide is provided with transverse ways on its top for receiving a transverse slide l2.

y a screw l1 this slide is adapted tobe moved toward and from the work.` On this screw is a gear 13 operated by pinion 14 von a stud 15 having a square end on 'which canbe placed a hand wheel or wrench for feeding the slide yhand to adjust it to the proper distance from the axis of the wheel being turned and talre off the right amountof stock. The end or" the screw ll is also shown `as having a square end so that the hand wheel can be put directly on it to move it rapidly.

On this slide l2pis located a Vertical center bolt 2,0. This is adapted to be screwed into a bushing 2l fixed inthe slide and is :provided with acircular shoulder 22 and with a square end 23 forthe reception of a wrench. This vbolt passes through a larger passage located vertically in the rotatable turret 24 and is stea'died at the top vby a flanged bushing 25.

ing a square shoulder at Vthe top against which engagesv a lat collar 27. Under this collar is a spring 28 engagingat its vlower y end the top of a ball bearing cage 29 surrounding the bolt. vThe lower member of this rests on a collar 30 which is fixed by a set screwV 31 to the'bolt. It will be seenfthat =the spring 28 exerts pressure between `the turret toolholder 24 andthe ball bearing on lthe bolt 20, and when the bolt is `screwed but that` part` invention and it can bey l in any other del2 back and forth byA y' At the bottom the turret tool holder 24 j provided with an enlarged recess 26 havon one side or end of the turret.

down into the bushing 21 to hold the turret 2a fixed in its adjusted position the pressure on this spring is decreased. Then the bolt is turned back to release it, the ball bearing and spring co-operate to reduce the friction resisting the turning of the turret 24. The spring tends to reduce its pressure on its other supporting surfaces and the ball bearing carries a larger proportion of the weight. It will be seen that the slide 12 has a cylindrical projection 32 over which lits a similar shaped recess at the bottom of the turret 2st concentric with the bolt 20. The bearing projection 32 has a recess in its center for the collar 30.

The turret tool holder 24C is rectangular in cross section or substantially so and it is adapted to b@ turned on the axis of the bolt 2O to two different positions. In either position it is adapted to be locked by means now to be described. The tool holder is provided with finished recesses 35 in two opposite sides. Into either recess a locking bolt 36 is adapted to be engaged. This locking bolt is guided in a guide slot on the top of the slide l2 to move longitudinally with respect to that slide. It is provided with a screw 3T extending upwardly from it which receives the eye-end of a screw 38. There is a similar screw 38 in line with this one, and the two together, with a turn buckle S9 between them, constitute a link for operating the bolt 3G. The eye-end of the other screw 3S is secured by screw or bolt L.t0 to a lever di. rThis lever is pivoted at 4t2 on the slide l2 and the screw Ll() is located between this pivot Ll2 and the screw 37. The handle of the lever il extends out to one side beyond the screw d0.

On the head of the screw 3S which is connected with the screw l0 there is a finished surface which engages a fixed stop Alll on the slide 12. This constitutes a toggle joint having an adjustable link which will force the bolt 3G into locking position when it is just over the center as indicated in Fig. l, and the finished surface is resting against the stop ila. Therefore the toggle will not be thrown out of operation by the jarring and strain on the machine. However, when it is thrown out, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the bolt is drawn back and the turret can be turned as indicated in dotted lines in that ligure. It locks the turret without moving it.

To avoid the unnecessary motions of turn ing the turret after every ope-ration we provide the turret with a series of parallel slots for receiving a first roughing tool l, a contour roughing tool 2, and a first contour iinishing tool 3 for the first slope and flange The roughing tool l is located in a slot extending clear through the turret at its top and held in position by the usual binding screws 45.

The contour roughing tool 2 is located in a slot which extends only part way through the turret and is held by a binding screw et@ and clamp 49. The contour finishing tool 3 is held in a similar slot and is held by the screw et? and clamp 50. These three slots in the turret are, located parallel with each other and all on one face of the turret. This is very convenient as these three tools are used one after the other as will appear later, and all of them can be employed without turning` the turret at all, thus reducing the necessary operations by the attendant and reducing the time of finishing the wheel. Yet the width of increased.

0n the opposite end of the turret we have provided a fourth tool l located in a. slot parallel with the other slots and held by a binding screw e8 and clamp 5l. lVhen the first three tools have finished their operations th@J slide is drawn back and the bolt released so that the turret can be lturned around 180 degrees and then this last tool Li can be employed for the purpose of finishing olf the second slope of the tread of the wheel. Tn this way it is not necessary to have any tools projecting from two sides of the turret, nor any means on those two sides for holding it in position.

ln the use of the device the turret is set first with the tool l a little to the left of the position shown in Fig. 6 in dotted lines. The slide is fed along y power in the direction of the arrow to rough off the worn tread of the wneel clear :troni the edge up to the flange as shown in full lines. The motion is parallel to the tapered surface of the tread. The power feed is disconnected here in the usual wa."v and the slid@ l2 is drawn back until the end of the tool l is at the position of greatest desired circumference of the flange. Then it is fed along parallel with the work to rough olf the top of the flange if that is desired. Whether this operation happens to be necessary or not, the slide is fed along by hand or power as may be desired until the tool 2 comes op posite the flange of the wheel. Then the slide is fed up, by hand preferably, until tool 2 comes up into the position shown in Fig. 7 to rough off the flange of the wheel substantially to the desired contour. Now the slide is drawn back again until this tool can clear the wheel7 then moved further along to the right until tool 3 is in the proper position for operating on the wheel. The slide is then moved forward the proper distance by hand and held up to the work until the contour of the flange and first slope of the wheel is finished. This finishes the entire surface of the wheel with which this contour tool 3 comes into contact.

Now the slide is drawn back again far enough for the next operation. The turret the turret is not is unlocked by drawing the handle 43 out to the dotted line position in Fig. 2. A wrench is put on the head 23 and the bolt 20 is raised enough to release the turret so that it can be turned around 180 degrees. This is done by hand or by placing the wrench on any one of the otherI bolt heads on the top of it. It is turned around very easily until it is nearly in the right position. 'Then the lever 43 is brought back to the full line position when the bolt 36 will be locked in a second notch like 35, not shown in that figure. This locks the turret in that position. The bolt 2O isy tightened down also. Now the slide is brought up `to the wheel until tool 4 can come into the position shown in Fig. 9 to finish off the second slope of the wheel tread which is at a different angle. This tool 4 is another contour tool for performing another finishing operation.

- to have the turret actually lift from its seat at a time when it is being rotated because the scale and grit from the turning operations would quickly score and cut the bottom surface of the turret and the top surface of the turret seat. The construction of the ball bearing with the spring above it provides for an easy rotation of the turret, and at the same time does not allow the turret to lift off its seat. The spring is made so that it may have a lifting capacity of say 7 5 to 90% of the weight of the turret with the tools mounted thereon. Unscrewing the clamping-down stud unclamps the turret. Further unscrewing of the stud compresses the spring thereby placing a load on the ball bearing of 75 to 90% of the weight of the turret.

The arrangement ofthe tools is an important feature because it permits of the performing of the first three operations without turning the turret at all, which is not possible with the constructions heretofore on the market. No tool changes are necessary except for grinding or replacement.

Although we have illustrated and described only a single form of the invention and shown it as applied to a specific operation, we are aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein either for this purpose, or to apply it to other analoforated circular projection thereon, a bush- Y' ed to hold the turret down on the slide in` fixed position when tightened up and to permit the turret to be turned when loosened, and a ball bearing carried by said bolt for carrying tliepressure of said turret.

2. In a turret tool holder, the combination of a slide, a bolt adapted to screw into the slide and extending upwardly therefrom, a turret centered on said bolt and adapted to swing around upon it, and having two finished opposite recesses therein, a bolt movable along the slide and adapted to engage one of the recesses to hold the turret positively against turning, a lever pivoted on the slide and having a sidewise extending handle leaving the space above the bolt unobstructed, a'link connecting said lever with the slidable bolt and having a turn-buckle for-adjusting its length, and a stop located in position at one side of the link and at the same level to stop the mo-v tion of the toggle lever just as it passes its center to hold the sliding bolt rigidly inr position in either of saidrecesses.

3. In a turret tool holder, the combination with a slide, of a bolt extending upwardly therefrom, a turretfitting on said bolt and adapted to swing around upon it, a ball bearing carried by said bolt for carrying the pressure of said turret, and means for holding said turretin two opposite positions, said turret having means for supporting and holding at one end thereof a roughing tool for roughing off the tread of a wheel, a contour roughing tool for roughing off the fiange, and a contour finishing tool `for finishing the first slope of the tread and fiange all located along one end of the turret.

4. In a turret tool holder, the combination with a slide, of a turret mounted to turn about a vertical axis on said slide, said tool holder having means on one end for supporting two roughing tools and acontour finishing tool and having means on the other end for supporting a contour finishing tool for the second slope of the tread, and means for clamping the turret infixed position and for unlocking it to permit of the turret being turned through an arc of 180 degrees after the first three vtools have performed their operation.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto affixed our signatures.

ARTHUR CHARLES eoUGH. MARMADUKE Moons wiLLs. 

